Anne Shaw, Director, 21st Centry Schools

Unlike many of the current posts and articles in educators’ discussions these days, this post does not address anything related to technology or the CCSS. It addresses a topic of much greater importance — the emotional environment of the classroom. Without an excellent, intentionally designed, emotional environment (one which builds authentic community in the classroom), the standards and the technologies are of little value. As Steven Covey and many others have said, “First things first!”

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